The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the initial ratings of cervical fusion, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, and left shoulder status post arthroscopic surgery.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal in a written statement prior to the Board's decision.
- Claimed conditions
- status post cervical fusion, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, left shoulder status post arthroscopic surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2018
- Citation
- 1805821
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood, GERD, contact dermatitis, left ankle gout, degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine, left knee meniscal tear and gout, left big toe gout, left elbow gout, status post cervical fusion, and sleep apnea, as they are related to active duty training (ACDUTRA).
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of January 1, 1995 for the awards of service connection for asthma, lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, left Achilles tendinitis, tension headaches, and left hip strain.
- Denied
The Board denied the appeal to restore a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain with lumbar spondylosis, as there was actual improvement in the disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's neck disability was rated at 10 percent prior to May 26, 2015 and denied a higher rating.,The Veteran's neck disability was rated at 20 percent from September 1, 2015 and denied a higher rating.
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